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Virginia Mysteries Books in Order

Virginia Mysteries by Steven K. Smith contains 10 books, published between 2013 and 2021. The first book is Summer of the Woods (2013) and the newest is Pirates on the Bay (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
2013–2021
Pages on record
1,502 in 8 of 10 books
Reading time
25–38 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,502 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 10 titles with a page count on record.

See all 10 books in order Printable Virginia Mysteries checklist

Virginia Mysteries is a children's mystery series by Steven K. Smith in which brothers Sam and Derek solve cases at historic sites around Virginia. Smith works local history into each book, alongside friendship and family. The 10 books run from Summer of the Woods (2013) to Pirates on the Bay (2021), with stops such as Shadows at Jamestown (2017), Spies at Mount Vernon (2018) and Escape from Monticello (2019). Ghosts, coins and islands appear among the subject headings.

How many Virginia Mysteries books are there?

Virginia Mysteries has 10 books, released between 2013 and 2021.

Virginia Mysteries Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 Virginia Mysteries books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Summer of the Woods by Steven K. Smith, book 1 of the Virginia Mysteries series (2013)
  2. Cover of Mystery on Church Hill by Steven K. Smith, book 2 of the Virginia Mysteries series (2013)
  3. Cover of Ghosts of Belle Isle by Steven K. Smith, book 3 of the Virginia Mysteries series (2014)
  4. Cover of Secret of the Staircase by Steven K. Smith, book 4 of the Virginia Mysteries series (2015)
  5. Cover of Shadows at Jamestown by Steven K. Smith, book 6 of the Virginia Mysteries series (2017)
  6. Cover of Spies at Mount Vernon by Steven K. Smith, book 7 of the Virginia Mysteries series (2018)
  7. Cover of Escape from Monticello by Steven K. Smith, book 8 of the Virginia Mysteries series (2019)
  8. Cover of Pictures at the Protest by Steven K. Smith, book 9 of the Virginia Mysteries series (2020)
  9. Cover of Pirates on the Bay by Steven K. Smith, book 10 of the Virginia Mysteries series (2021)
  1. 1
    Summer of the Woods2013 · 146 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013146
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  2. 2
    Mystery on Church Hill2013 · 176 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013176
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  3. 3
    Ghosts of Belle Isle2014 · 186 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014186
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  4. 4
    Secret of the Staircase2015 · 158 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015158
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  5. 5
    Midnight at the Mansion2016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
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  6. 6
    Shadows at Jamestown2017 · 188 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017188
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  7. 7
    Spies at Mount Vernon2018 · 206 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018206
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  8. 8
    Escape from Monticello2019 · 218 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019218
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  9. 9
    Pictures at the Protest2020 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2020224
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  10. 10
    Pirates on the Bay2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
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Is there a chronological order for Virginia Mysteries?

No separate chronological order is on record for Virginia Mysteries, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Virginia Mysteries books in order?

You should read the Virginia Mysteries books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Virginia Mysteries book also stands alone.

Where to start with Virginia Mysteries

Start with Summer of the Woods (2013), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Virginia Mysteries book?

Pirates on the Bay (2021) is the newest Virginia Mysteries book released so far.

Is there a new Virginia Mysteries book coming?

No next Virginia Mysteries book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Virginia Mysteries at a glance

Paused
No new Virginia Mysteries title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
Virginia Mysteries books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,502 pages across the 8 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 187 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Virginia Mysteries books, 8 of 10, were published in the 2010s.

What the Virginia Mysteries books are about

3 of the 10 Virginia Mysteries books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: brothers is tagged on 2 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Steven K. Smith

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.